A win and a retirement is the final outcome of the Malaysian Grand Prix for
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. Kimi Raikkonen took the sixteenth win of his
career, bringing Ferrari's total to 202 from 760 Grand Prix participations.
Felipe Massa retired on lap 31 because of an off-track excursion, when he
was right behind his team-mate

Stefano Domenicali:

"This has been a bittersweet Easter day. We are very
happy with Kimi's victory, but equally disappointed with Felipe's retirement
as it robbed us of a possible one-two. This weekend, we have shown what the
team can do after our very bad weekend in Melbourne. So, we were not cart
horses in Australia and we did not become phenomenons today. We know we
still have much to do to improve in terms of performance and, above all,
reliability. The team carried out its tasks well, showing in style that it
knows how to react. Congratulations to Kimi, who drove a superb race and
thanks to our commercial and technical partners, first and foremost, Philip
Morris and Shell."

Kimi Raikkonen:

"I am very happy with this win, for me and for the team.
It's a shame that Felipe was unable to let us bring home a result that was
within our grasp. At the start I came alongside Felipe, but I did not take
any risks, knowing I was stopping one lap later than him at the end of the
first stint. When that time came, I pushed to the maximum and I managed to
come out of my pit stop ahead of him. From then on, with a clear track ahead
of me, the car was perfect I was able to control the situation without
having to stress the car or the tyres. We are struggling a little bit in
qualifying, but in the race we have a very high potential. We have had a
very complicated start to the season, but I have certainly not lost faith in
the team: we can still do better."

Felipe Massa:

"On lap 31, I clipped the kerb at the exit to Turn 6 and hit
it quite hard and then I lost the rear end going into the next corner. We
have to check to see if the impact with the kerb damaged the car. It's a
real shame because we could have brought home a one-two finish. Obviously
this has been a very difficult start to the season for me, but there is
still a very long way to go. We have great potential, as was seen today and
so I am still confident. Naturally I hope to make up for this soon, starting
with the next race in Bahrain."

Luca Baldisserri:

"Today we showed we had a clear advantage over the
opposition, but obviously there a slightly bitter feeling that we did not
manage to bring home maximum points today. It's a real shame, because we
could have made up for the bad start in Melbourne in fine style, but there's
no point in crying over spilt milk. Incidents such as the one that befell
Felipe are part of racing. We now have to prepare as well as possible for
the next round in Bahrain: our rivals will not be twiddling their thumbs and
we have to improve, especially in terms of overall reliability."